All Health Service Journal articles in June 2019 – Page 12
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Merger lead appointed CEO of acute trust
Chesterfield Royal Hospital Foundation Trust has appointed a new chief executive who has been responsible for a major merger project in her current job.
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Providers warn of 'mutiny' over capital spending curbs
Trust and foundation trust bosses have warned of potential “mutiny” over efforts from national bodies to cut their planned spending on building and maintenance projects.
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The Bedpan: When the NHS asks, the answer is ‘yes’
This week: Nicky Morgan, Conservative MP and chair of the House of Commons Treasury select committee.
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Four CCGs to merge by next year
Four clinical commissioning groups in the West Midlands are planning to merge by April next year.
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Exclusive: NHS IT strategy plagued by 'unrealistic' expectations
The national strategy for improving trusts’ IT systems has been plagued by unrealistic targets, conflicting policy priorities and funding given to the wrong places, the Nuffield Trust has said.
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Private firms banned from 'lead provider' role
National leaders have banned private firms from leading new models of care for specialised mental health – following criticism of their involvement.
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NHSE seeks 19 clinical directors
NHS England and NHS Improvement have advertised all national clinical director and adviser posts as part of their effective merger.
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Watchdog issues warning over government patient data sharing
The national data guardian has said the government’s latest plans to collect and share NHS patient data are unclear and public trust in the handling of their confidential records remains a “big issue”.
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'Ageing estate' prompts review at specialist centre
NHS England will review a Hertfordshire cancer centre amid concerns over the services’ “long-term sustainability”.
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DHSC bans trusts from exclusive deals
NHS trusts will be ordered not to enter into deals in which they share patient information exclusively with one tech company, for fear it will undermine national efforts.
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Former national medical director to chair teaching trust
A former NHS Improvement national medical director has been appointed chair of a Midlands teaching trust.
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Improvements made at bullying scandal A&E
The Care Quality Commission has observed improvements to culture at an accident and emergency department at the centre of a major bullying scandal.
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HSJ Local
Trust reviews major pathways ahead of Epic overhaul
An acute and community trust is reviewing four of its main care pathways in an effort to avoid issues faced by other providers as it prepares to switch to the Epic electronic patient record.
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Sir David Nicholson to chair STP
Sir David Nicholson has been appointed the chair of a West Midlands sustainability and transformation partnership, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Local
CQC launches criminal prosecution of trust
The Care Quality Commission is prosecuting an NHS trust for allegedly failing to provide safe care to one of its patients.
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Tragic death of 19-year-old 'inextricably linked' to four other fatalities
A senior coroner is investigating whether the deaths of five patients with eating disorders in Cambridgeshire are connected by systemic care failings, HSJ can reveal.
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Trusts bid to take on CCG budgets
Three London trusts are in talks with clinical commissioning groups to take on responsibility for local mental health budgets, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Local
Trust issued second warning notice over A&E leadership
A major teaching hospital has been issued with its second warning notice over the leadership and culture of its emergency department, despite inspectors upgrading the trust’s “inadequate” rating.
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Leaked report shows 'continuing' problems with mortality reviews
NHS England has been told to support areas which are failing to deal with a backlog of reviews into the deaths of learning disability patients, according to a new report.
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Exclusive: Trust receives fourth CQC warning in eight months
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust has received another warning from the Care Quality Commission over the safety of its services, HSJ can reveal.